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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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NUKE moms

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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: yesterday

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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***NEW MEMBERS***

PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA (20)

in the right-hand column, under the members (hit "view all") ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all!

"There is lots to learn before coming to NNPTC." This link will give you much needed info:

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/NNPTC/

NNPTC OMBUDSMAN CONTACT INFO:

(843) 296-9426

MILITARY CRISIS HOTLINE INFO:

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

The time frame for each of the schools is listed under "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" to the right ------->

Here's a "Welcome New Members" link from BunkerQB with some good info: Welcome New Members

The NF Rating Information Card can be found at NF Rating Information Card. (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.) https://www.thebalancecareers.com/navy-enlisted-rating-descriptions-nuclear-field-3345847 has some good info for you.

IMPORTANT: Read and follow these Operational Security (OPSEC) guidelines. N4M is an open website that can be read by non-members; and not all members are necessarily what they seem. Be smart and keep yourself and all our sailors safe. Keep YOUR safety in mind too. It's human nature to trust and want to share, but don't provide personal information to others. Great and lasting friendships are made on NavyforMoms.com, but use common sense and caution before proceeding. Online chat safety tips

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

Here's the story of RED SHIRT FRIDAY: Red Shirt Friday

USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on February 4, 2011 at 2:35pm: I didn't get any instruction sheet either when I printed my son's Navy W-2. When I entered everything on Turbo Tax and on H & R block, neither of them asked. There is a spot that it asks if you were military and I put yes, plus you put in the id number on the W-2 which I believe verifies it, it the program did the rest.

Arizona also does not collect state taxes for military, so he was able to deduct the Navy pay from his adjusted gross income for federal.

I was awake one night wondering about it all, after he told me Arizona does collect state taxes, so got online and looked it up and sure enough, exempt from state taxes.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on February 4, 2011 at 2:17pm: TAX QUESTION, here we go again, I know we're off that subject already but our accountant just called, she's doing our son's taxes (my gift to him, last time now that he's 18!). Q. #1 is there an instruction form that goes with the Navy W-2? I downloaded and printed a copy of my sailor's W-2 when he walked me thru the password over the phone but only got the W-2 form, accountant says there's a special federal instruction sheet that should go with it. Q#2 why didn't the Navy withhold state (Pennsylvania) taxes from his pay? He is still considered a Penna resident for 2010 (went to boot camp end of August) and we're taking him as a dependent. Advice, suggestions, thoughts????

Comment by BunkerQB on February 4, 2011 at 1:47pm: Mrs. Andy, come on down! We can always borrow some inflatable mattresses. For those of you w nukes in Hawaii, Japan or Guam - San Fran could be your flight change-over destination. 65-70 degrees this weekend. I am half way between San Fran and San Jose airports.

@Kris, she is a cutie. Our sailor is taken but his younger 22 year old bro is available - he is currently in OK studying petroleum engineering - he is the one who wants a trophy wife w a Mensa IQ. Scroll back a few pages, you'll see photo of him w dad and bro.

Comment by DramaboysMom on February 4, 2011 at 1:24pm: http://www.iowanationalguard.com/museum/cdstory/cdstory/libertystat...

Check out more of this type of photo!

Comment by BunkerQB on February 4, 2011 at 1:23pm: @amanda, you have quite an imagination - we probably looked like a bunch of friendly labs and retrievers but inside lurks the hearts of pit bulls (your nukes are stubborn for a reason - they got it from their mamas).

@y'all up if the Claremont won't put- elizabeth and I could probably manage - I have two guest rooms (one with a queen size bed) and two couches in fam rm and liv rm - I could take 5 Hinies.

Comment by BunkerQB on February 4, 2011 at 1:10pm: libertyofliberty_small.jpg

Here is the jpg file. Click on the jpg file and save it on YOUR hard drive. To copy an image. Point your mouse over the center part of the image. Right click, scroll down to "save image as", a window will part pop up for you to name your file and the placement of the file (which folder). Of course, I have created a folder names "N4M" with a bunch of sub folders.

Comment by BunkerQB on February 4, 2011 at 1:06pm

Comment by Kris, Stevens mom on February 4, 2011 at 12:30pm: Ladies - I want in on some of this Hiney stuff!!

MOA is about 1 1/2 hr drive from my house, love that mall.

and .. ladies I am still trying to fix up my 23yr old, she needs to get away from little town WI. Got a new picture posted of her & her brother this summer (the pic is small but shes a catch) & the new bf is just not the one for her- a mom knows..........LOL

Comment by mommajo on February 4, 2011 at 11:57am: My son wil wear his uniform when he's home; likes the blues better cuz they don't show dirt :) He went to midnight mass and had many older people comment to him. One little lady said she was glad to see young people still respected and served; made her departed husbands service worthwhile. Made me get tears in my eyes. Side note: not many sailors from WY so he definately stands out!

Stay warm and have a great day!